Courage To Change: What It Takes to Shift to Restorative Discipline
The KIPP charter school network has made a name for itself preparing kids from low-income communities for college. Its early years were marked by strict and controversial discipline policies meant to ...
24 Okt 201725min
How Listening to Podcasts Helps Students Read and Learn
High School English teacher Michael Godsey found the Serial podcast so compelling, he stopped teaching his favorite work of Shakespeare to teach the wildly popular podcast instead. What does audio hav...
11 Okt 201717min
Be The Change You Want To See
Catlin Tucker and Marika Neto hoped that by redesigning the classroom experience they could shift what students value about learning. Instead of being focused on grades and points, they're pushing stu...
26 Sep 201723min
Stepping Back from Overparenting: A Stanford Dean’s Perspective
Parents are essential to a child’s development. But when parents get too involved in helping and directing a child’s every move, they can end up doing more harm than good. Former Stanford dean of fres...
12 Sep 201724min
A Whole School Approach to Behavior Issues
When Principal Michael Essien arrived at Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School in San Francisco, he knew his first order of business would be helping teachers struggling to handle routine disr...
29 Aug 201722min
A Preview of the MindShift Podcast
We’re back! MindShift is back with a new season of podcast episodes featuring educators, parents and students who are developing effective ways to teach and learn. Listen to this preview of what’s nex...
25 Aug 20173min
The Epic April Fool’s Day Prank
Teachers Alex Fernandez and Al Julius set up their students for an April Fool’s Day prank that ultimately landed Mr. Julius in handcuffs. Once the prank was over, the teachers learned about their stud...
15 Mar 201625min
What Makes a Teacher Special to a Student?
Great teachers are constantly evaluating what works to help their students learn. But teachers don’t often hear what impact they have made on students. In a rare treat, we hear from one former studen...
23 Feb 201623min
